The 13 Scary-Best Manicures From Reddit Laqueristas

Reddit Laqueristas know how to do Halloween right. The community of nail art addicts is over 70,000 strong, and while they share pictures and tutorials of their magnificent manicures every day, they really step up their game around the holidays.

As you gear up for Halloween—planning your costume and getting decorations for your home—you might want to pay more attention to those nails after seeing some of these frightful designs by the Laqueristas.

Frankenstein & Franken-Bride

“It’s awwwlive!” User chill_out_dont_pout reanimated this adorable zombie couple, surrounded by a green, sutured take on French tips. Note the simple, clever approach to distinguishing Mrs. Frankenstein through her hair and eyelashes.

“Dragon Eyes”

A Halloween Classic

You can’t go wrong with black and orange on Halloween. User FreeSpiritNailArt paints this classic design by varying the angles and sizes of the bats to make their flight patterns more realistic. You can almost hear their wings flapping.

Scorpion Queen

User dulceaguilar shared this design with the WTF community, adding this caption: “This is a trend in Mexico… Real scorpions in nails.” But, as other redditors pointed out, you might not have to go hunting for venomous arachnids to imitate this design:

“3D Ghost Face”? Killer.

User PiggieLuv posted this design back in March, sharing her inspiration in a comment: “I remember seeing a ghost face underneath the sheets, or inside a wall.” Want to make it look like a scary man is trapped underneath your nails? Check out PiggieLuv’s tutorial on YouTube.

Mummy Dearest

Forget nail “polish”—this is a full-blown nail costume. PiggieLuv used strips of white cotton and Serum No. 5 Day Glow to achieve this cute, insanely creative effect. If you want to mummify your manicure, PiggieLuv’s got you covered with another great instructional video.

Bloody Brilliant

How do you keep your nails trimmed? Oh, you use an axe covered in blood? Me too! Redditor thisisthehook created this sanguinary design, which would look right at home on the cover of a Goosebumps book.

Dad-Painted, Kid-Approved

Dadditor and aspiring Laquerist-o Pho3nixmatt painted his 3-year-old daughter’s nails for Halloween as she watched Disney Junior. The father’s amateur effort was met with high praise from the Laqueristas.

Five Halloweens on a Single Hand

User LFAIL, a teacher who probably has much cooler nails than any of her students, shared this picture showing off a different design on each nail. LFAIL’s caption probably sums up the feelings of most Laqueristas towards Halloween nail art: “One design is not enough for the month of October.”

For more ghostly, monstrous, or otherwise spooky-awesome nail art, check out the Laqueristas community on Reddit. (And remember: It’s only October 13. Just wait until it’s actually close to Halloween.)